Below are details for applying for the 2009 IRI Scholarships. Please send your essay and your reference letters to the email address below.
scholarship@indianaroboticsinvitational.org
Your team must be competing at the IRI for you to be eligible. These scholarships are for students who are graduating "now" and will attend college or technical school in the fall of 2009.
Please make sure that your essay and you reference letters clearly state your name and your team. (this has been an issue in the past, and we cannot always link the student and the letters together).
IRI Scholarships
The 2009 IRI will award multiple Technical Scholarships and one $1500 Education Focused Scholarship. The value of the Technical Scholarships has not yet been set, but will be $1000 or higher. These scholarships will go to a graduating senior student from any team competing at the 2009 IRI.
Two references are required for a student to be considered for a scholarship.
Students will be required to complete a short essay (500 words) to answer the following question:
1. How FIRST participation has impacted your life and your future career plans.
Students will require two reference letters -
1. A reference form from a Mentor, Engineer or Teacher on your team.
2. A reference from one other adult.
Complete applications (Essays and Reference Letters) must be received by July 1, 2009 to be considered. Scholarship decisions will be made by the sponsoring companies.
Scholarship Criteria
Technical Scholarships
Up to four of the scholarships will focus on students pursuing engineering, science or technical fields in post-high school education.
Marcia Beatty Memorial Scholarship
Marcia Beatty was a lifelong educator and dedicated to young people. She was also a dedicated member of Team Hammond and FIRST in Indiana. To honor Marcia, the Marcia Beatty Educational Foundation and the Indiana Robotics Invitational are awarding a scholarship to a 2009 FIRST team graduate who is pursuing a career in education.